Recycled glass: Manufactured by mixing glass with a hard compound like cement or resin. Recycled glass looks and feels extremely similar to quartz countertops. Recycled glass companies include: Icestone and EnviroGLAS.

Engineered Quartz: Manufactured with crushed quartz and resins, engineered quartz counters are considered to be green and eco-friendly. Brands include: Okite and Ceasarstone.

Composite and recycled materials: These products deliver some interesting alternatives for counter. These options can be made from recycled paper and combined with resins to form surfaces that are as hard some stones. Brands include EcoTop and PaperStone.

Recycled plastic countertops are another green countertop material. These counters are made from recycled plastics mixed with resin example of this is Avonite.

Wood: FSC-Certified wood from locally managed forests are also considered green as they cut down on shipping costs and energry. Wood is a renewable resources and requires less processing than other materials. Salvaged wood is also another alternative for eco-friendly counters.

In recent years, eco-friendly and "green" materials have become a popular alternative for countertops. Today there are a variety of green alternatives available to homeowners. Materials such as recycled glass, engineered quartz, recycled solid surfaces, paper composites, cement and even some laminates are all green alternatives for counters.

At WagnerGranite, we understand and embrace this philosophy and will help you decide which eco-friendly product best suits your lifestyle.